Senior SW QA Automation Manager

Description & Requirements

The Senior Automation Manager - Software QA role is an IT Application Testing Shared Services position responsible for leading a team of automation engineers, strategizing, and implementing solutions to enhance testing efficiency, reduce manual efforts, and improve overall product quality.

As a technical leader, you will be directly involved in designing frameworks, optimizing test processes, and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to ensure robust automation practices.

The Senior Manager will design and create testing plans, schedules, strategies, and provide guidance to both manual and automation testers.

This role requires experience with various automation methodologies, including BDD and AI, as well as hands-on experience with test automation in an Agile environment.

Additionally, the Senior Manager will be involved in performing POCs for new tools as needed and oversee the creation and reporting of testing metrics to track performance, quality, and test coverage.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic direction and guidance to the software engineers within the IT Applications development team in support of application design, software development and software integration.
- Define the software engineering strategy and supporting goals for the MAXIMUS software engineering practice.
- Define the key priorities in pursuit of the vision and goals associated with the software engineering practice.
- Communicate strategic direction for the software engineering practice to MAXIMUS IT and Business Operations.
- Ensure software engineering staff are following best practices around application design, software development and software integration throughout the system development lifecycle.
- Incorporate MAXIMUS standard practices and actively participate in process improvement activities across the enterprise.
- Provide leadership and direction to staff for completeness of application design, software engineering and software integration.
- Work toward the improvement of the software life cycle time by increasing the quality of requirements and reducing the amount of time spent in the application design, development and integration phases.
- Work with other MAXIMUS IT Application leaders to coordinate and improve SDLC standard practices.
- Manage the software engineering staff as a shared service to support multiple projects.
- Ensure that the software engineers have the appropriate tools, skills and training to support the project needs.
- Manage geographically distributed staff to maximize staff utilization.
- Manage staff development to maximize benefits to employees and MAXIMUS.
- Work closely with Delivery Managers and Product Managers to support product delivery, enhancements and support.
- Drive all aspects of engineering recruiting including, but not limited to, attracting great talent and retaining a highly skilled, proficient engineering team.
- Increase the use of cross geo...